Upcoming Community Events

Please note that these events are not sponsored by Parent Council.
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Multi-Arts Program For Teens: Get that creative energy focused and share it with the world.

1. Join a team of young writers and produce plays to be performed this summer.
2. Be part of a video production workshop: "create a movie to be watched by the whole world".
3. Learn to tap your strengths to move around the world: Improvisation with Multi-Arts.

When:
Video: Thursday 4:00 p.m.
Improv: Thursday 5:00 p.m.
Playwriting: Friday 3:15 p.m.

Where: Amherst High School. Workshops starts: March 4 through May 27. The cost of each workshop is $120. Choice of two is $200. (Financial Aid available) To register, please send payment with your contact information (your name, child's name & age, phone, email address) to: Multi-Arts, P.O. Box 108, Hadley MA 01035. www.multi-arts.org
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Amherst Survival Center Family Night
Want a night off from cooking? Join us this Monday February 15th, as the Amherst Survival Center hosts Family Night. Come with the kids for supper, fun activities, and collage art crafts. Open to everyone! Drop-in between 4:30-6:30, supper is served 5:00-6:00. Access to all our free programs, including free groceries and free clothing, is available.

Black History Month Lunch Community Event
Looking for something to do as a family? Come celebrate Black History Month this Wednesday, February 17th, 12-1 pm. Held at North Congregational Church Parish Hall (1199 North Pleasant Street), put on by the Amherst Survival Center. Delicious food, friends, and music. Free and all are welcome! Call 549-3968 x 202 for more information.

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Northampton Family Dance. Come warm up and have fun at the Northampton Family Dance! Join us for our fourth dance of the season on Sunday, February 21, from 3 - 5 PM at First Churches, 129 Main St., Northampton (use Center Street entrance). Kari Smith calls, with music by Linda Henry, Bob Snope, and Emma Snope. Come enjoy easy, fun dances for children and families, from traditional American to international folk. All dances are taught, so no dance experience is necessary. Admission is $4 per person for ages 3 and up, free for ages 2 and under, $15 maximum per family. The Northampton Family Dance is held on the third Sunday of the month, November through March. For more information, please call Judy Stern (parent of Fort River third grader) at (413) 256-2613.
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ARHS Nordic Ski Program. Amherst Regional High School now has a Nordic ski program, and you can help support it - by skiing. Each Wednesday during the month of February, the program is presenting all-comers sprint races at Northfield Mountain. Snow permitting, the races start at 3:30 p.m. These are true sprints: the course is just one-kilometer long, a flat loop in the field between Route 63 and the Northfield Mountain main building. The races are sorted by age groups and heats, with the top two finishers in each heat advancing to a final round, while there's a consolation round for everyone else.
Register in advance at http://nordicsprint.eventbrite.com/ or on race day by 3 p.m. at the ski center. Entry fee is $5 ($3 with a Northfield Mountain pass), or sign up for the whole series for $30 ($18 with pass).

Technique will alternate between classic on the first and third Wednesday and freestyle on the second and fourth. This week's races are the second in the series.

For more information, call Northfield Mountain at 800-859-2960 or visit www.firstlightpower.com/northfield/ccski.asp.

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Have a Creative Year with Multi-Arts: Multi-arts Summer Camp registration is now open. There is a $50 discount per child, when you pay in full by February 28. Full tuition refund with cancellation before June 1, 2010. You can register at www.multi-arts.org.


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Amherst Monte Carlo Night. Some of you may know that the Amherst High Athletic teams are supported primarily through athletic fees and through fundraising by the teams and by the Amherst Hurricane Boosters (a volunteer group of parents).  Next year, this will be even more true as our district looks to move more athletic support to revenue lines due to the proposed budget cuts.

This is where you can help!  Each year, the Amherst Hurricane Boosters hosts a gala event--Monte Carlo Night--to raise money for all the athletic clubs.  This year's event will be held on March 13th and is a true night on the town.  Complete information on Monte Carlo night can be found at http://www.amherstmontecarlo.com/ Tickets ($25 in advance and $30 at the door).

PS. The Amherst Hurricane Boosters are now on Facebook...become a fan!
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Fort River Parent Council will publish information about non-Parent Council sponsored events with the following conditions:

1. The event should be of interest to Fort River families.
2. The information should be sent to Ann McLaughlin at damclaughlin@comcast.net in the form of a short description.
3. Contact information (website or name, telephone and/or email address) must be included.

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